Mexican Ruling-Party Lawmaker Found Dead with Gunshot Wound, a Year Before Elections
Authorities are investigating the killing as Mexico faces rising election-related violence, with Data Civica reporting at least 30 incidents in July.
- On Friday, Federal Deputy Zenyazen Escobar, a member of the ruling Morena party, was found dead inside his car in Veracruz with at least one gunshot wound.
- The death occurs less than a year before Mexico's June 6 elections, a period when the national electoral body INE warns that organized crime poses a significant threat to democratic processes.
- Officials including Secretary General Ricardo Ahued noted the vehicle showed no external signs of violence, while State Attorney General Lisbeth Jimenez confirmed that an investigation file is being compiled.
- According to the human rights organization Data Civica, there were at least 30 incidents of "political-criminal violence" across 11 states in July, including 14 homicides, revealing severe risks for political figures.
- Past court rulings have documented armed individuals coercing voters and destroying election materials, illustrating how organized crime groups seek to co-opt political figures like Escobar and consolidate territorial control.
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The 42-year-old legislator was located inside a Mercedes-Benz vehicle on the Xalapa-Veracruz road
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that when the Attorney General's Office (FGR) has more information on the death of Morena's deputy, Zenyazen Escobar García, it will go into the details.
The Mexican authorities found the body of a federal congressman belonging to the ruling Morina party, who was shot inside his car in the state of Veracruz in the east of the country, less than a year before the local and federal elections.
Mexican ruling party lawmaker found dead in car with gunshot wound
Zenyazen Escobar, a lawmaker from Mexico's ruling Morena party, was found dead inside his car with a gunshot wound. The incident came ahead of key elections in Mexico amid warnings over political-criminal violence.
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Mexican congressman Zeniazen Escobar (42) was found dead with gunshot wounds in the federal state of Veracruz, which is one of the most violent states in the country.
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